4 He has given power to declare his works to no one. Who could trace out his mighty deeds? (WEB)
Sirach 18:4
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Sirach 43:27–29
27 We may say many things, but couldn’t say enough. The summary of our words is, “He is everything!” (WEB) 28 How could we have strength to glorify him? For he is himself the greater than all his works. (WEB) 29 The Lord is awesome and exceedingly great! His power is marvelous! (WEB)
Psalms 106:1–3
1 Hallelujah! Give thanks to the LORD, for He is good; His loving devotion endures forever. 2 Who can describe the mighty acts of the LORD or fully proclaim His praise? 3 Blessed are those who uphold justice, who practice righteousness at all times.
Sirach 16:19–21
19 The mountains and the foundations of the earth together are shaken with trembling when he looks at them. (WEB) 20 No heart will think about these things. Who could comprehend his ways? (WEB) 21 Like a tempest which no man can see, so, the majority of his works are hidden. (WEB)
Job 5:8–10
8 However, if I were you, I would appeal to God and lay my cause before Him— 9 the One who does great and unsearchable things, wonders without number. 10 He gives rain to the earth and sends water upon the fields.
Job 9:9–11
9 He is the Maker of the Bear and Orion, of the Pleiades and the constellations of the south. 10 He does great things beyond searching out, and wonders without number. 11 Were He to pass by me, I would not see Him; were He to move, I would not recognize Him.
Sirach 42:16–18
16 The sun that gives light looks at all things. The Lord’s work is full of his glory. (WEB) 17 The Lord has not given power to the saints to declare all his marvelous works, which the Almighty Lord firmly settled, that the universe might be established in his glory. (WEB) 18 He se… (WEB)
Job 36:25–27
25 All mankind has seen it; men behold it from afar. 26 Indeed, God is great—beyond our knowledge; the number of His years is unsearchable. 27 For He draws up drops of water which distill the rain from the mist,
2 Baruch 54:11–13
11 For I will not be silent in praising the Mighty One, And with the voice of praise I will recount His marvellous deeds. (2BA) 12 For who doeth like unto Thy marvellous deeds, O God, Or who comprehendeth Thy deep thought of life. (2BA) 13 For with Thy counsel Thou dost govern all… (2BA)
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